DivingTalk

Go Back   DivingTalk > Diving Destinations, Buddy Finding & Dive Reviews > Travel and Destinations

Travel and Destinations A forum devoted to discussions related to scuba diving travel and destinations.


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-24-2007, 03:38 AM   #91
Community Advisor

 
glynneco's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Near Washington DC
Posts: 454
Default

What a deal that breakfast was. You got to taste it twice!
__________________
Is that the bottom of the quarry or is the vis just really bad today?
glynneco is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-24-2007, 08:30 PM   #92
Senior Member
 
Vegas's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Posts: 307
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by glynneco View Post
What a deal that breakfast was. You got to taste it twice!
Yuck! bleh! that's terrible!
I am so glad you had a great time anyway, MgicTwnger!

I made it out to Lake with 3 friends from my Las Vegas Divers scuba club. We had incredible weather! just GORGEOUS! Great vis for Lake Mead, and wonderful water temps.

We did one dive, just a relaxing, site-seeing sort of thing....saw a pretty pair of friendly bass, scared the crap out of a carp, mingled with a school of striper, then came upon dozens of little fish all clumped around a rock. I got a little closer, trying to figure out what kind they were. Then another diver tapped me on the shoulder and pointed over my other shoulder......I turned and found myself face to face with a medium size bass, black as the night, opening her mouth wide and fluffing out her gills trying to look as big as she could.

....um....Ok...so now I'm pretty darn sure they had to be little tiny bass, and Momma was Not Pleased with me. We moved along, and she followed us for quite a bit...then finally disappeared.

It was not "the adventure of the century" by some folks standards, but I will tell you this.....there is no where on earth I would have rather been.
__________________
-The power behind me is greater than the task before me.
Vegas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-28-2007, 04:33 PM   #93
Senior Member

 
Scuba Mama's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Chicagoland Area
Posts: 464
Default

I'll be out this weekend training new divers. I'll be a Pearl Lake. I have new divers and rescue. I like the new divers but rescue is lots of fun.

There is a big group some 17 students. My husband keeps teasing me about the fact I'll be asleep by 8:00p.m. on Saturday night. The exciting life of a scuba instructor.

The weather looks like it will be good on Saturday but Sunday is a guess.

I'll be diving out on Friday and just found out the hotel is booked, its homecoming at the college, however, I booked my room weeks ago. I am set but warned the hotel I better not have a repeat of the traveling team. This time I won't be some easy to deal with.

Water temp and vis are reported to be good. I hope so. I give a return report once back.
Scuba Mama is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-28-2007, 04:39 PM   #94
Senior Member

 
MgicTwnger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Springfield, IL
Posts: 1,569
Default

Have a good class, and good luck with the viz at Pearl. I'm out of commission with a bad head cold.
__________________
I am not the one who needs mental help. I just need to vent.
MgicTwnger is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-28-2007, 06:54 PM   #95
Senior Member
 
Vegas's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Posts: 307
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MgicTwnger View Post
Have a good class, and good luck with the viz at Pearl. I'm out of commission with a bad head cold.
Have a great time ScubaMama! I will look forward to hearing about your weekend! ..... I am so sorry to hear about your cold MgicTwnger! I will hold a good thought for you and hope you feel better soon!

We have another Eco-dive going on at the lake this coming weekend....would love to go, but it's also "Bike Week" in Vegas, and my Sweetheart & I are all registered and planning to do the motorcycle thing. On top of that, I have 2 birthday party invitations (same day, same time) for Saturday as well. Going to try to make an appearance at Both - Whew!

So I probably won't be underwater again until October 6th (unless I can talk my buddy into a mid-week dive! - wish me luck!)
__________________
-The power behind me is greater than the task before me.
Vegas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-01-2007, 04:03 PM   #96
Senior Member

 
Scuba Mama's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Chicagoland Area
Posts: 464
Default

Training and diving. The weather was wonderful, although a little windy, we had a small current at Pearl Lake, very unusual.

We started first thing in the morning there was a group of 8 divers in group one and 6 in the other group. Vis was very good at Pearl, somewhere between 10 to 15 feet.

I trained the first group and they did very well. Most of them stayed together a few popped up in the shallows, very normal for first dives. By the third dive the poppers had stopped and each time I did my count back, every one checked in. I was very impressed for new divers, they stayed with their buddies, asked each other their air supply and stayed in the location with each other.

My rescue diver ending up only being one, so he had a private class. We warned him he would be tried. That was the first thing he said on Sunday, how much more do we have, I'm still tired from Saturday.
He did very well, on one dive my divemaster was so convincing, we had to call off other divers from the site next to us. It was our underwater unresponsive diver. Although, It was good they were willing to help and not just pass by.

Sunday the weather was a repeat of Saturday (warm, sunny, windy).

It was a big group, but we had good help. 4 instructors, 3 divemasters, and 2 on shore duty. It makes my job easier and it makes the experience better for the new divers. I had a good time too, although I am feeling it today, a little slower and bit tired.
Scuba Mama is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-01-2007, 04:08 PM   #97
Senior Member

 
MgicTwnger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Springfield, IL
Posts: 1,569
Default

This coming Saturday, 10/6, I'll be at Haigh quarry. Most of my buddies will be down at Mermet Springs for DUI Dog Days, but I have a drysuit and would rather avoid the crowds and enjoy the viz.

Mama, glad you had good classes. You had a current at Pearl? Will wonders never cease!
__________________
I am not the one who needs mental help. I just need to vent.
MgicTwnger is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On